A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 17, 2021

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An Indonesian activist from ECOTON (Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservation) prepares an installation made with used plastic, including 4,444 bottles, collected from the river in Gresik.

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A Ukrainian serviceman fires at a drone from a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near the town of New York (Novgorodske), Donetsk region.

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Members of a United States Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard team gather in the early morning beneath an electronic American flag sign in Times Square, in New York City, New York.

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White flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 are displayed across more than eight hectares of land on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.